You got 10 correct out of 10. :D 1. Before you take the photo, I need to __________ up my make-up. (make fresher) freshen fresher enfresh fresh + en = freshen 2. Before he started painting, the artist __________ the canvas. (made blacker) blacken blackened blackend The past tense of the verb "blacken" was needed in this sentence. black + en + ed = blackened 3. We need to find a way to __________ the cardboard to make the signs for the demonstration. (make stiffer) stiffer stiffen stiffs stiff + en = stiffen 4. You need to __________ your reading to have more general knowledge. (make broader) enbroad broadened broaden broad + en = broaden 5. Come on, __________ up! If you plan your time better, you will get a lot more studying done every day. (become smarter) smaten smarten smatten smart + en = smarten 6. Now that we are done unpacking, we need to ________ all the boxes. (make flat) flatted flatted flatten flat + en = flatten. Note that we had to add an extra 't'. 7. I think you should __________ your knife, so it will be easier to cut the meat. (make sharper) sharpen shapen sharpener sharp + en = sharpen 8. Those fireworks are so loud, I think they're going to __________ me! (make deaf) defy deafening deafen deaf + en = deafen 9. No, I'm not going with you. Horror movies __________ me! (make sick) sicken sicker sickens sticken sick + en = sicken 10. You've been here all day. Why don't you go home? If the situation __________, I will let you know. (becomes worse) baddens worsers worsens worse + n + s = worsens In the sentence, we are talking about "the situation", which is like the pronoun "it"; therefore, we must add an "s" to the verb in the third person.

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